Physical developer(PD) is an effective technique that can develop fingerprints on wet or very old paper. Researches have been conducted to find an alternative detergent to Synperonic® N, which is used as a detergent in the PD working solution. Becaus...
Physical developer(PD) is an effective technique that can develop fingerprints on wet or very old paper. Researches have been conducted to find an alternative detergent to Synperonic® N, which is used as a detergent in the PD working solution. Because it was classified as an environmentally harmful chemical. In this study, TWEEN® 20, decaethylene glycol mono-dodecyl ether(DGME), and Brij® 35 were selected among several detergents to find the optimal storage period of PD working solution according to detergent type and to compare the fingerprint development effectiveness of the solution. As a result of comparison according to storage period (0 days, 1 day, 4 days, 7 days, 10 days, 14 days), TWEEN® 20 based PD working solution showed the best fingerprint development effectiveness when 14 days storage period. On the other hand, DGME and Brij® 35 based PD working solutions showed the best fingerprint development effect when used 30 minutes after making the PD working solution. DGME based PD working solution showed a sharp weakening of fingerprint appearance effectiveness after 7 days storage period, and Brij® 35 based PD working solution of 7 days storage period cannot develop any fingerprint at all.